We are a local coffee emporium, geared to the community and to local people. We are not a drive-thru.

We sell lattes and we also do a good breakfast and lunch business. Sometimes we have entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights.

I opened four years ago before the economy soured. I always liked entertaining and I feel that running a European-style cafe is my calling. I have three other employees. We’re going to keep moving forward.

East Street where we are located is “Little Portugal.” There are other cool shops in the area. We have free Wi-Fi.

Our customers are moms with their babies and an 80-year-old man. We also serve 20-year-olds, and here there is a community feeling. Our customers talk to each other.

We are open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Our slogan is “food that warms the heart and feeds the soul.”

The biggest challenge to our business is the lack of parking on East Street. All the businesses on the street have to compete for parking.

During the heavy snow storms we had to close because there was no parking while crews were removing the snow. The parking bans also hurt us. The number of our customers goes down when it snows.

We are trying something new to increase business. We’re about to start delivering orders to customers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will deliver within the area for a minimum order of $10.

You can learn more about us at the “Radical Roaster Coffee Emporium - Where Your Cup Always Runneth Over.”